[Elnoksegi2023-2027] Fwd: IFLA President’s Message: July 2024

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2024.07.31. 15:19 keltezéssel, Judit Gerencsér írta:
> Tisztelt Elnökség!
>
> Egy friss hír, ami meglepetés is egyben.
>
> Az IFLA elnöke kihirdette, hogy 2025-ben Kazahsztán lesz a WLIC 
> helyszíne.
>
> Alább megküldöm a legfrissebb IFLA elnöki tájékoztató levelet, benne a 
> hírrel.
>
> Az IFLA facebook oldalán is már megjelent.
>
> Kérem Sanyit és Katit, hogy osszuk meg majd a hírt mi is.
>
> Üdvözlettel,
>
> Judit
>
>
>
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> Feladó: *IFLA Headquarters* <ifla at ifla.org>
> Date: 2024. júl. 31., Sze, 13:15
> Subject: IFLA President’s Message: July 2024
> To: Judit Gerencsér <mkeelnok at gmail.com>
>
>
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>
> Gamba Daru* Judit Gerencsér,
>
> I’m happy to be writing to you again to share an update on my work as 
> President, as well as on the work of the Governing Board (GB) and IFLA 
> as a whole.
>
> The message is coming right at the end of the month, but I was keen to 
> make sure I could talk about the outcome of our GB meeting, held on 
> Monday 29 July. The meeting covered a number of key issues which I 
> know really matter to our members and volunteers.
>
> It has been a very full month. In addition to the GB and work around 
> the Information Futures Summit (more on this later), I was very glad 
> to attend ALA’s annual conference in San Diego, alongside Leslie Weir, 
> IFLA President-elect. I also participated remotely in conferences in 
> China, Argentina and Singapore.
>
> These opportunities matter. They provide me as President  an 
> opportunity to meet with IFLA members and volunteers, to share more 
> about what we are doing for the field, and to make sure I’m up to 
> speed on the issues you are facing. I know that other GB members also 
> value the chance to engage and support IFLA’s work, for example in the 
> context of our engagement in the UN High-Level Political Forum 
> <https://www.ifla.org/news/libraries-heard-successful-ifla-engagement-at-the-2024-un-high-level-political-forum/> 
> this month attended by two of our GB members, Loida Garcia-Febo and 
> Alejandro Santa.
>
> Looking back to the *Governing Board meeting on 29 July 2024*, before 
> which, for the first time, we shared advance details of our agenda 
> <https://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-governing-board-upcoming-meeting-and-staying-in-touch/>, 
> the topic that raised most interest was IFLA’s 2025 Congress, and in 
> particular whether and where it will take place.
>
> I’m very glad to say that following a site visit including GB member 
> Kirsten Boelt and members of our Headquarters team, the GB has decided 
> that we will be holding the *2025 World Library and Information 
> Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan. *
>
> We will be sharing more about plans for this shortly, including key 
> dates, but I believe that going to Astana will be a great way to bring 
> engagement in international librarianship to a new part of the world 
> for IFLA. It will also offer international participants insights into 
> a fascinating culture and a library field with really ambitious plans 
> for the future. See our press release 
> <https://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-selects-astana-kazakhstan-to-host-the-2025-world-library-and-information-congress> 
> for more.
>
> We also made important progress on the *IFLA Strategy* *2024-2029*. I 
> thank everyone who responded to our six surveys or participated in our 
> consultation sessions. Your contributions have helped us  move much 
> closer to the goal of a Strategy that makes a clearer connection 
> between the work of IFLA, the work of the library field as a whole, 
> and the world we want to see. It is also  easier to adapt and adopt by 
> others, and as you requested, speaks more directly to the 
> contributions libraries make to development and the communities we serve.
>
>
> Crucially  it gives us a much stronger focus on sustainable futures 
> for our communities, and a roadmap for how we  ensure that as a 
> Federation, we are able to support our members and the wider field to 
> grow and deliver on their potential.
>
> Over the coming weeks, the Governing Board will work with the IFLA HQ 
> team to finalise the Strategy. It will be formally launched at the 
> Information Futures Summit in Brisbane. We will also share it with 
> members and volunteers in advance, together with supporting 
> materials.  We recognise the need for our units in particular, to have 
> the time to read and consider the new Strategy ahead of updating 
> action plans in October.
>
> The GB meeting also looked ahead to the IFLA *Information Futures 
> Summit, *which will take place in Brisbane, Australia – my home town! 
> – from 30 September to 3 October. This event is a priority for me, and 
> I am very grateful to the colleagues in our Australian advisory 
> committee and at IFLA HQ for the intensive work that is going into 
> making the summit a truly exciting and innovative experience.
>
> Even though I am working on  preparation for the summit every day, it 
> is still really exciting for me to step back and look at the 
> extraordinary range of speakers who will be coming, as well as the 
> innovative formats we have planned. I hope you will feel the same when 
> you see the  overviews we have recently shared of our keynotes 
> <https://2024.ifla.org/iifs-keynote-speakers-and-you/> and other 
> speakers <https://2024.ifla.org/iifs-panellists-and-you/>. We’re also 
> sharing additional details on associated events and library tours in 
> the city, region and beyond.
>
> In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing a series of short blogs about the 
> different to be explored at the Summit, and the rich range of 
> perspectives that will be shared. You can of course already find a lot 
> of information on the website <https://2024.ifla.org>, with more being 
> added every day.
>
> Outside of these highlights, and looking across the other priorities 
> for IFLA set out in my first speech as IFLA President, in August 2023 
> in Rotterdam, I’m happy to share the following:
>
> *Maximise IFLA’s financial sustainability*: I’m happy to say that 
> after the agreement of the budget with Stichting IFLA Global Libraries 
> (SIGL), it has been possible to move quickly to implement plans. You 
> will likely have seen requests for proposals for research on 
> partnership opportunities. The results of these will accelerate 
> efforts globally to boost the sustainability of the global library 
> field and its ability to deliver positive change, while SIGL support 
> also made possible our engagement at the UN High-Level Political Forum 
> earlier this month. I acknowledge the significant contributions of 
> Deborah Jacobs (an IFLA Honorary Fellow) and Inga Lundén, who have 
> stepped down from the SIGL board.
>
> We also took a large part of the time at our GB meeting on Monday to 
> review our financial situation after the 2^nd quarter of 2024. We’ve 
> made significant progress in reducing the projected deficit, although 
> will still be affected by the consequences of not holding a World 
> Library and Information Congress this year.
>
> *Agree the IFLA Strategy 2024-2029*: as highlighted above, we are 
> almost ready, with finalisation due in the coming weeks. We are 
> already working on translations, communication and dissemination, to 
> make it as useful as possible for our volunteers, members and the 
> wider library field. .
>
> *Deliver the IFLA Trend Report 2024*: this will be the centrepiece of 
> the IFLA Information Futures Summit in Brisbane, and you will already 
> get a preview of some of the Trends in the upcoming series of blogs 
> about the Summit themes . Look out for more about the literature 
> review as well!
>
> *An effective and well-functioning Governing Board*: this is an 
> ongoing area of focus,. We have already expanded the content of the GB 
> pages on the website, and shared a forward look at our agenda. At our 
> next meeting, we will be talking about how to open up relevant 
> discussions to observers. You will also see more being shared about 
> what other Governing Board members are doing in their leadership roles 
> within the Federation.
>
> *Closer engagement with members*: as mentioned earlier, I’ve been very 
> happy to participate in conferences and other events organised by 
> members over the last month. I see these as central to building closer 
> engagement, and am looking forward to even more opportunities in the 
> future. More broadly, we are looking at how to improve the targeting 
> of our multilingual mailing. I encourage you to sign up 
> <https://www.ifla.org/news/dates-published-for-next-ifla-townhalls/> 
> for one of our Townhall sessions in September for more information on 
> work that is being progressed, in particular around our Strategy, work 
> on sustainability, and plans for the Information Futures Summit.
>
> *Review our Congress model*: the process for the 2025 WLIC has already 
> allowed us to test out a revised set of principles for selecting 
> Congress hosts. Meanwhile, our President-elect, Leslie Weir, is making 
> great progress with the wider review of our model. The results of a 
> first survey have been published 
> <https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/3453>, and a second 
> survey <https://www.ifla.org/news/second-wlic-pulse-survey/> has just 
> closed. Look out for invitations to a townhall on this, and a note 
> from Leslie in next month’s message.
>
> Please also look at the latest update my Dashboard 
> <https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/ifla-presidents-priorities-july-2024.pdf> 
> for a quick overview!
>
> In the next month I will arrive at the half-way point of my 
> presidency. As I underlined in my address 
> <https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/IFLA-GA-2024-Presidents-Address.pdf> 
> at this year’s General Assembly, we have achieved so much, but there 
> is still more to do, and we will certainly continue to work hard to 
> deliver on the priorities I and the GB set for my term.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Vicki McDonald*
>
> *IFLA President 2023-2025*
>
> **
>
>  ”Gamba daru” means “Good day” in the language of the Barunnggam 
> people from the Darling Downs region of Dalby and Bunya Mountains – 
> the community where I grew up.
>
>
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